DIGITAL COPY ON MAGZTERable to work beyond a realm of horizontal
thinking and expectation and welcome the
unpredictable. While doing this, she remains
unfazed by negative criticism. She hasn’t
faced many though. ‘I swallow the negative
criticism like a medicine,’ says Mithu. ‘Most
of the times, the apparent negative criticisms
are the best for the next venture and I go to
sleep-dream with the positive feedback to
get up next morning with more energy and
confidence for my world.’ A trait that Anjolie
admires. In fact, this approach and the work
thereof produced by young artists excite her.
As chairman of the acquisitions committee of
the NGMA, she has been trying desperately
to add the work of this young generation to
our collection. ‘The present inventory,’ she
says ‘sorely lacks the work of the new cutting-
edge practitioners of art in its myriad forms
and manifestations.’ One of those missing
could be Mithu, whom she calls ‘Shundori’
(the beautiful one).Sabarimala Yatra, Anjolie Ela Menon,
Oil on Masonite Board, 48'' X 24'', 2015
Image Courtesy of Art Musings and the ArtistIAF - Delhi Connecting Art/ FEB 2016 - MAR 2016 / ARTS ILLUSTRATED /^55